Nigel Poor is a visual artist whose work explores the various ways people make a mark and leave behind evidence of their existence. Her work has been exhibited nationally and internationally and can be found in various museum collections including SFMOMA, de Young Museum, and Corcoran Gallery of Art. She is also a professor of photography at California State University, Sacramento. In 2011 Poor got involved with San Quentin State Prison as a volunteer teacher for Mount Tamalpais College (formerly the Prison University Project). She is the co-creator and co-host of the Pulitzer Prize–nominated prison-based podcast Ear Hustle and the co-author of This Is Ear Hustle: Unflinching Stories of Everyday Prison Life.
Nigel Poor
